Daily Archive for May 31st, 2006

A New Guide To Niagara Falls And Vicinity

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Graham
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The name of this post may have been a bit misleading. This “new” guide is actually from around 1895 and is online at the Niagara University Library web site:

A New Guide To Niagara Falls And Vicinity,

Giving A Full And Complete Description of Niagara Falls, Suspension Bridge, Buffalo, Rochester, Ontario Beach, Toronto, Lockport, Tonawanda, Lewiston, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Chautauqua, And Other Places Of Interest.

By Rand, McNally & Company, Publishers.,

[no date provided, possibly 1895]

Cover-title reads: Illustrated Guide to Niagara Falls, Buffalo and Neighboring Points of Interest

(Digitized by Matthew J. Curry, 2005)

The book has been scanned and turned into PDF files that can be downloaded. Also, all of the images are available separately as well as in the PDFs. It’s very interesting. My favourite picture is probably A Winter Scene at Niagara Falls. where you see a crowd of people down people on the frozen river. We’re certainly not allowed to do that now!

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

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Graham
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The Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin has a Historical Maps of the United States section. They have 3 maps of the Niagara area: one from 1812, one from 1844, and one from 1894. It’s interesting to see the names of familiar streets and parks on them like Clifton Stree, Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park, Robinson Street, Murray Street, Ferry Road, and more. The maps have more information on the US side of the Niagara River, but there is still information on the Canadian side.

To see the maps, visit the Historical Maps of the United States page and use your browser’s search function to search for the word Niagara.